Vocabulary #3

1.coherent- logical and consistent.
His research was absolutely coherent and deserved an A+.
2.belabor-argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail.
the teacher belabored the student and embarrassed him.3.eschew-deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
the boy eschewed talking back to his teacher4.acquisitive-excessively interested in acquiring money or material things.
the boy stayed in school because he was acquisitive and waned a good job.5.emulate-match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
He tried to emulate famous people on Tv.6.banal-so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Since he was so Banal, he had to emulate everybody's ways.7.excoriation-place where your skin is scraped or abraded. 
8.congeal-solidify or coagulate, especially by cooling.
The water seemed to Congeal to ice.9.carping-difficult to please; critical.
My girlfriend is a very carping person.10.substantiate-provide evidence to support or prove the truth of.
The detectives tried to substantiate the murders.11.temporize-avoid making a decision or committing oneself in order to gain time.
The class had temporized before their test.12.largesse-generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others.
She gave out gifts with such largesse.13.tenable-able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
The Righetti Warriors football team was tenable.
14.insatiable-impossible to satisfy.
The insatiable desire to be great was burning inside me.15.reconnaissance-military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
16.germane-relevant to a subject under consideration.
The students essay was not Germane to the question.17.ramify-form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out.p
Our offense was made to Ramify the defense when we ran the ball.18.intransigent-unwilling or refusing to change one's views or to agree about something.
I remained intransigent on my opinion towards soccer.19.taciturn-reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
The taciturn boy began to spoke a lot and it surprised all of us.